Chinese taikonauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng boarded a special plane for Beijing some three hours after they landed safely in the northern China grasslands Monday morning.

Nie turned back and appeared at the gate, a hada around his neck, waved to the cheerful crowd seeing them off.

Shortly after their landing, the two taikonauts went through a medical checkup and had a light meal with chocolate and Chinese herbal tea served in a first-aid helicopter.

Nie seemed in a very good appetite as he took a bowl of instantnoodle after chocolate and herbal tea.

Both said they are satisfied with the working conditions during the 115.32-hour space voyage which covered 3.25 million kilograms.